SSAT Elementary Level Verbal : Synonyms: Nouns for Tangible Things

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SSAT Elementary Level Verbal

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Example Questions

Example Question #31 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

BORDER

Possible Answers:

Vacation

Country

Paper

Capital

Boundary

Correct answer:

Boundary

Explanation:

A "border" is a boundary between two things, so "boundary" is the correct answer. As for the other answer choices, a "country" is a nation; "paper" is flat sheets made out of wood pulp that are written on; the "capital" is the major city of a state or country in which the government is headquartered; and "vacation" means a break or time off from work or school.

Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ACHE

Possible Answers:

Strength

Pride

Soreness

Confusion

Sickness

Correct answer:

Soreness

Explanation:

"Ache" and "soreness" both relate to dull pain that one can feel

Example Question #32 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

PARCEL

Possible Answers:

Transportation

Package

Building

Description

Paper

Correct answer:

Package

Explanation:

“Parcel” is a noun that can mean “a thing or collection of things wrapped in paper in order to be carried or sent by mail,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “a thing wrapped in paper to be sent by mail.” That means that “paper” cannot be the correct answer, because if a “parcel” is by definition wrapped in paper, it is probably not paper itself. “Package,” however, is a word that when used as a noun, can mean “an object or group of objects wrapped in paper or plastic, or packed in a box,” and because “package” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “parcel,” “package” is the correct answer.

Example Question #142 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COATING

Possible Answers:

Cloth

Warm

Shirt

Cold

Layer

Correct answer:

Layer

Explanation:

"Coating" can refer to a thin layer of a particular material, so "layer" is the correct answer. For instance, one might write, "After one coating of paint, you could still see the grain in the wood of the dresser, but after the second coating of paint, it was completely covered up."

Example Question #151 : Synonyms

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

COAST

Possible Answers:

Airplane

Desert

Forest

Shore

Tundra

Correct answer:

Shore

Explanation:

"Coast" means the shore.

Example Question #34 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TORSO

Possible Answers:

Head 

Helmet 

Arm 

Leg 

Chest 

Correct answer:

Chest 

Explanation:

Your “torso” is part of your upper body, your trunk or chest, so "chest" is the correct answer. A “helmet” is something you wear to protect your head

Example Question #153 : Synonyms

Synonyms: choose the answer with the meaning closest to the word in question.

Photograph

Possible Answers:

Picture

Book

Magazine

Newspaper

Article

Correct answer:

Picture

Explanation:

A "photograph" is a picture.

Example Question #35 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

ROUTE

Possible Answers:

Path

Music

Dream

Map

Animal

Correct answer:

Path

Explanation:

“Route” is a word that can be used as a verb or a noun, but because all of the answer choices are nouns, we will need to consider “route” as a noun. When used as a noun, “route” means “a way taken in getting from a starting point to a destination,” so we need to pick out an answer choice that means something like “a way” or “a course.” That means that “map” cannot be the correct answer, because while a map may show a route, “map” does not mean the same thing as “route.” “Path,” however, is a noun that can mean “a track laid down for walking, or made through continual passage” or “ the direction in which something is moving,” and because “path” is the answer choice closest in meaning to “route,” “path” is the correct answer.

Example Question #36 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

TASK

Possible Answers:

Ordeal

Job

Wage

Wish

Nightmare

Correct answer:

Job

Explanation:

A “task” is a job, a role, or a responsibility within a larger project. To provide further help, one's “wage” is the amount of money one earns from working a specific job; a “wish” is a hope; a “nightmare” is a bad dream; and an “ordeal” is something you suffer through.

Example Question #37 : Synonyms: Nouns For Tangible Things

Select the answer choice that is closest in meaning to the word in capital letters.

CLUSTER

Possible Answers:

Bunch

Soldier

Section

Government

Weapon

Correct answer:

Bunch

Explanation:

"Cluster" is a bunch; a Weapon is an item used to harm others; a Soldier is a member of the army; Section means a part; and a government means the person or people that rules.

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